MHB 812 – GOD is working His purpose out,

Methodist-Hymns-812

1:  GOD is working His purpose out,
As year succeeds to year:
God is working His purpose out,
And the time is drawing near
Nearer and nearer draws the time
the time that shall surely be,
When the earth shall be filled
the glory of God, as the waters cover the sea.

2:  From utmost east to utmost west,
Where e’er man’s foot hath trod,
By the mouth of many messengers
Goes forth the voice of God:
Give ear to me, ye continents- ye isles, give ear to me,
That the earth may be filled with
the glory of God, as the waters cover the sea.

3:  What can we do to work God’s work,
To prosper and increase
The brotherhood of all mankind
The reign of the Prince of Peace?
What can we do to hasten the time
The time that shall surely be,
When the earth shall be filled with
the glory of God, as the waters cover the sea?

4:  March we forth in the strength of
God with the banner of Christ unfurled,
That the light of the glorious
gospel of truth may shine throughout the world:
Fight we the fight with sorrow and
sin, to set their captives free,
That the earth may be filled with
the glory of God, as the waters cover the sea.

5:  All we can do is nothing worth
unless God blesses the deed;
Vainly we hope for the harvest-tide,
Till God gives life to the seed;
Yet nearer and nearer draws the
time- the time that shall surely be,
When the earth shall be filled with
the glory of God, as the waters cover the sea.